The reputed Chinese financial newspaper reported (April 25 ) that China Unicom will be the first Chinese carrier to offer 5G wireless telecom services to the public in selected cities this year, putting China among the global frontrunners in rolling out next-gen mobile internet networks. It said that at a global partner conference on April 23, in Shanghai, China Unicom announced the launch of trial 5G services in major cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing and Hangzhou as well as Xiong’an, a new economic zone just south of Beijing and home to some non-core functions of the capital.
|